Since it is the turn of the season I thought what better way to celebrate Fall then to pay it forward this month.
#12- The lucky penny! I always get really excited when I find a penny heads side up in my travels. I suppose other people may have the same reaction, as it means you have good luck for the rest of the day. Wherever I went this month I left a penny or two heads side up on the sidewalk or parking lot. I figured the next person to pass by, sit down, or park will enjoy finding a little piece of luck and brighten the rest of their day.
#11 - Last week I was in Frederick to see the re-release of Wizard of Oz on the big screen. I knew starting this challenge I wanted to pay for someone behind me in line (at a fast food chain, Starbucks, etc). I have always been intimated about doing it as I didn't want the person to follow me out ( I like being anonymous), or the person behind the counter to tell me no, or worse they not actually use the money to pay for the person behind me. I finally decided to take a leap, and while I was waiting for my friend to arrive I went to Starbucks for a coffee. I asked to pay for the order behind me, but the cashier returned to the window to hand me almost all of my change back. He said that they had a pretty hefty order and maybe I wanted to rethink my purchase. I asked how much they had purchased which turned out to be close to $18.00. I didn't even think twice before I handed him back my money, and to just tell them Happy Friday. You shouldn't get to pick who you surprise with a random act, and I hope they paid for the person behind them too.
#10 - When the boyfriend and I were at Wegman's earlier this month to do some shopping I wanted to surprise the next shopper to use our cart. I didn't want to buy a gift card for the person behind me in line, but rather put our shopping cart back and leave a gift card in there for the next person. I put the gift card in an envelope and wrote 'Dear stranger, have a great shopping trip."
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